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• It's my privilege to lay out House Bill 1228.
• to probably pay more than somebody that has 50 houses.
• As a matter of pending business, the chair lays out House Bill 954.
• The chair moves that House Bill 954 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with the
• The chair moves that House Bill 363 as substituted be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation

Bills: HB24 , HB950 , HB 1228 , HB24

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, municipal services, annexation, disannexation, zoning regulations, full municipal services, municipal obligations, landowner rights, service provision, groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• Signed, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives. >> Pursuant to the order of the House
• ><00:18:41.360><c> Representatives</c> United States House of Representatives United States House of
• </c> to the house the approval thereof. to the house the approval thereof.
• . housing. housing.
• The House will be in order.

Bills: HB8897 , HB3106 , HR1398 , HB8738 , HB3535 , HB7574 , HB8535 , HB8168 , HB9388 , HB9391 , HB8874 , HB9328 , HB8770 , HB7809 , HB6332

Keywords: FEC, Federal Election Commission, campaign finance, electioneering communications, political committees, electronic filing, e-filing, disclosure reports, campaign reporting, disbursements, checkless payments, payment methods, administrative reform, election law, FECA, 52 U.S.C. 30104, 52 U.S.C. 30102, campaign administration, political spending, Department of Homeland Security

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• The House will be in order. The chair lays before the House a communication from the Senate.
• Pursuant to clause 12 of rule one, the House declares the House in recess until 2 p.m.
• The House declares the House in recess until 2 p.m. The House will be in order.
• </c> The House will be in order.
• </c> the House for one minute. the House for one minute.

Bills: HB8428 , HB8466 , HB5248 , HB6338 , HB7668 , HB8665 , HB7037 , HB6230 , HB6297 , HB1744 , HB3429 , HB2505 , HB6028 , HR428 , HB8107 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB6916 , HB8463

Keywords: fraud prevention, improper payments, anti-fraud training, government oversight, federal program administration, grants management, internal controls, waste and abuse, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, GAO fraud framework, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay, data analytics, payment integrity, state and local governments, tribal governments, federal grants, program integrity

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• That there are so many choices for houses of worship.
• The next bill up would be House Bill 2193.
• Oh, sorry, I was just on House Bill 2075 as amended, so the question before you is that House Bill 2075
• Chairman, members, House Bill 2236... Mr.
• Madam Chair, please move House Bill 2395. Mr.

Committees: House Education , House House Education Committee of Reference

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• on housing—Californians need every chance they can get to stay stably housed.
• Natalie Spivak, with Housing California, is in support. VAC with Housing California in support.
• I mean, I grew up in low-income housing. I understand it.
• contracts because we're in a housing crisis.
• I chair housing.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee first took up several Senate bills by Senator Umberg. SB 253, the annual State Bar fee bill, would keep fees unchanged while requiring two years’ notice before changing the multiple-choice question vendor for the bar exam and restoring a more traditional exam delivery method after the February exam problems. SB 25, the Pre-Merger Notification Act, would give the California Attorney General earlier access to federal merger filings to improve antitrust review; supporters said it would reduce delays and duplication, while members discussed how it would work alongside federal review. SB 36 would strengthen California’s price-gouging laws after the January 2025 firestorms by requiring reporting from listing platforms, expanding consumer enforcement, and allowing warrants in housing-related cases; it drew support from consumer advocates and opposition from business groups. After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent calendar and moved SB 25, SB 36, and SB 253 out of committee, with SB 36 receiving some no votes and being placed on call before final action. The committee then heard SB 413 by Senator Allen, which would streamline access to juvenile case files in certain civil cases brought by the subject of the file against child welfare or probation agencies. Supporters, including Los Angeles County and county associations, said the bill would reduce costly and repetitive petitions and speed litigation while preserving redactions and confidentiality protections. The Youth Law Center opposed unless amended, warning that bypassing juvenile court review could expose sensitive information and weaken long-standing privacy protections for youth. After discussion about who could access the records and what safeguards remained, the committee passed SB 413 as amended to Appropriations. Next, Senator Becker presented SB 770, which would remove the requirement that a homeowner installing an EV charger in a common-interest development name the HOA as an additional insured. Supporters argued the insurance requirement is confusing, difficult to obtain, and an unnecessary barrier to EV adoption; opponents from HOA and property groups warned it could shift liability and costs to associations. Members focused heavily on insurance and indemnity questions, and the bill was moved out of committee to Insurance. Finally, Senator Wahab presented SB 436, which would extend the residential pay-or-quit notice from three days to 14 days. Supporters said the longer notice would help tenants cure late rent, avoid eviction, and prevent homelessness, while opponents argued it would burden landlords, could be misused repeatedly, and might inadvertently affect commercial leases. The committee engaged in extensive debate over landlord hardship, tenant protections, and possible guardrails; the bill was ultimately held on call for further action.

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• Schemacher moves that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to House File 2115.
• Schumacher moves that the House refuse to concur in the Senate amendments to House File 2434.
• votes of the two houses.
• </c> Nisa moves at the House do now adjourn. Nisa moves at the House do now adjourn.

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• You may proceed, sir. sub to House Bill 491 there is a motion sub to House Bill 491 there is a motion
• </c> passes should do the same on the house passes should do the same on the house floor<00:07:51.159
• </c><00:07:59.639><c> Bill</c> is house Bill is house Bill 738<00:08:01.479><c> and</c><00:08:01.680>
• </c> Kentucky and we welcome you to the house Kentucky and we welcome you to the house standing<00:25

Summary: The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 491 by Representative Steve Riley. The committee adopted a proposed committee substitute, then heard that the bill would raise the threshold for certain capital project and equipment purchases from $200,000 to $500,000, remove a requirement for a special board meeting when replacing a board of regents member, allow certain employees or contractors to perform capital construction work up to $500,000, remove limits on retired police officers working at postsecondary institutions, and speed release of pension information to employers. Members asked about reporting and oversight of the higher threshold, and the witness said the records are maintained by institutions and available upon request. HB 491 passed on a 19-0 roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 738 by Representative Griffey, relating to state personnel and the constitutional officers. The bill would give independently elected constitutional officers more flexibility to hire unclassified employees and set salaries for classified employees up to the midpoint without Personnel Cabinet approval, while leaving pay scales, appropriations, and funding limits unchanged. Representative Griffey and witnesses from the auditor’s office said the measure was intended to reduce red tape, address salary compression, improve pay equity, and help recruit and retain staff; they also said it would allow offices to fill policy roles needed for audits and other work. Members questioned the fiscal note, salary caps, and whether the bill would affect future budget requests. The bill passed 18-1, with one pass, and the chair noted it would move favorably to the House floor. After those bills, the committee briefly welcomed Taiwan’s consul general, Elliot Wang, and Representative Adam Bowling spoke about Kentucky’s relationship with Taiwan, including trade, investment, and prior assistance during disasters. Wang described Taiwan’s economic ties with the United States, ongoing trade and investment developments, defense and education cooperation, and people-to-people exchange programs, noting Kentucky was the first state to sign an education cooperation MOU with Taiwan in 2021.

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• The House will come to order.
• Thank you, and welcome to the House. Thank you. Thank you, and welcome to the House.
• The House will now proceed to vote. Members, please vote.
• The House will now proceed to vote. The House will now proceed to vote. Members, please vote.
• The clerk is instructed to record the action in the House.

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• ,</c> child care, health care, housing, child care, health care, housing, education,<00:03:37.480><c>
• My bill, House File 4343, gives Minnesotans another option.
• ,</c><00:04:29.160><c> gives</c> My bill, House File 4343, gives My bill, House File 4343, gives Minnesotans
• </c><00:10:15.920><c> File</c><00:10:16.200><c> 4343</c> authorizing House File 4343 authorizing House
• </c><00:14:36.880><c> File</c> a tough path forward with House File a tough path forward with House File

Summary: The meeting was a press-style discussion in support of House File 4343, which would end Minnesota’s sales tax exemption for digital advertising services and physical advertising space such as billboards. Supporters said the bill would raise more than $300 million in revenue and allow the state sales tax rate to be reduced, while also modernizing the tax code to reflect a digital, service-based economy. Eric Bernstein of We Make Minnesota argued the current sales tax base is outdated, too narrow, and unfairly shifts burden onto Minnesota businesses, workers, and property taxpayers. Representative Lislegard said the bill would help fund schools, health care, infrastructure, child care, and local government, and framed it as a response to structural budget gaps and rising property taxes. She said large corporations are not paying their fair share and that the state should cut exemptions rather than reduce public services. Several speakers from labor, education, health care, and the arts backed the proposal, including a working parent who cited high child care costs, an AFSCME representative from Hennepin County Medical Center who said the revenue is needed to support the safety-net hospital, a musician who said streaming and ad-driven platforms profit from artists’ labor, and an educator who criticized social media companies’ impact on youth. The speakers repeatedly argued that major tech and advertising companies such as Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, TikTok, and Spotify should contribute more to public services, while ordinary Minnesotans already pay too much. Representative White closed by acknowledging the bill faces a difficult path but said supporters would keep fighting for it. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the portion provided, and the event ended with one question from the audience.

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• it hasn't advanced in committee in the House.
• >> I think you know with the split House things can be tricky.
• Uh you don't committee in the house.
• </c> &gt;&gt; I think you know with the split house &gt;&gt; I think you know with the split house things
• It's a tied house.

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• On House Bill 2733, no one has registered to testify on the bill. for or against House Bill 2733, so
• Anyone else who wishes to testify on, for, or against House Bill 4325?
• We'll open up public testimony now for House Bill 1193.
• Is there anyone wishing to testify on, for, or against House Bill 1193?
• The House calls upon Senator Creighton to lay out House Bill 3395. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB 1193 , HB2495 , HB2733 , HB3104 , HB3395 , HB4325 , SB3009

Committee: Senate Jurisprudence

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• The House will be in order.
• With the consent of the House, the following resolutions are adopted: House Resolution 4671, recognizing
• in teaching the Ich-Ichkine language; House Resolution 4686, honoring Robert Stephen Masco; and House
• With the consent of the House, the House will now adjourn until 10:30 a.m.
• House is now adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23rd.

Bills: HB1160 , HB1289 , HB1339 , HB1798 , HB1065 , HB2125 , HB2134 , HB2185 , HB2191 , HB2205 , HB2245 , HB2283 , HB2406 , HB2501 , HB1544 , HB1834 , HB2188 , HB2206 , HB2478 , HJM4012 , HB1104 , HB1152 , HB1254 , HB1443 , HB1982 , HB2006 , HB2297 , HB2322 , HB2329 , HB2379 , HB2388 , HB2399 , HB2462 , HB2544 , HB2551 , HB2262 , HB2298 , HB2351 , HB2401 , HB2593 , HB2661 , HB1496 , HB1898 , HB2157 , HB2311 , HB2325 , HB2552 , HB1343 , HB1707 , HB2361 , HB2389 , HB2468 , HB2521 , HB2720 , HB1591 , HB2092 , HB2176 , HB2255 , HB2281 , HB2438 , HB2685 , HB1960 , HB2236 , HB2364

Keywords: design review, local government, land use, zoning, project permits, housing density, middle housing, affordable housing, parking minimums, single-family zoning, infill development, growth management, comprehensive plan, permit streamlining, objective development regulations, architectural review, administrative review, transit-oriented development, accessory dwelling units, ADU

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• The House will be in order.
• With the consent of the House, the following resolutions are adopted: House Resolution 4671, recognizing
• in teaching the Ich-Ichkine language; House Resolution 4686, honoring Robert Stephen Masco; and House
• With the consent of the House, the House will now adjourn until 10:30 a.m.
• The House is now adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23rd.

Summary: The House convened briefly and approved the previous day’s minutes without objection. It then adopted several resolutions by consent, including measures recognizing the Daffodil Festival and Apple Blossom Festival, commending the Wapido School District for teaching the Ich-Ichkine language, and honoring Robert Stephen Masco. The chamber also handled routine business by agreeing to place bills, memorials, and resolutions from the introduction sheet into first reading and refer them to the appropriate committees. Committee report items were likewise referred as designated. No debate or recorded votes occurred. The House then adjourned by unanimous consent until 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 23rd, the 43rd Legislative Day.

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• The House will be in order.
• With the consent of the House, the following resolutions are adopted: House Resolution 4668, recognizing
• With the consent of the House, the House will now adjourn until 10:30 a.m.
• With the consent of the House, the House will now adjourn until 10:30 a.m.
• The House is now adjourned until 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 4th.

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• <00:02:12.480><c> File</c><00:02:12.720><c> 1767,</c> House File 1767, House File 1767, and And then,
• </c> The next bill is House File 2068. The next bill is House File 2068.
• Um and we housing.
• </c> area, we serve 64 youth with housing. area, we serve 64 youth with housing.
• Noor moves this house House File 4368 to Noor moves this house House File 4368 to be<01:19:16.160><c>

Bills: HF1767 , HF2068 , HF4725 , HF4637 , HF4638

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

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• The House will come to order. Prayer by the Chaplain.
• Second reading of House File 101. Second reading of House Bill 2543. Introduction of bills.
• The Chief Clerk will report the House files and give them their first reading: First reading House Files
• I have the honor to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to meet with the House
• Representative Niska: I move that the House do now adjourn.

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• That concludes the public hearing on House Bill 2254. We'll now go on to House Bill 2385.
• To qualify, the project must primarily be affordable housing or mixed-use affordable housing with at
• For ownership housing, the monthly housing costs may not exceed 38% of the household's monthly income
• It's a locally driven solution, and it's not just going to build more housing, but the types of housing
• And it's not just going to build more housing, but the types of housing that we need here in Washington

Summary: The committee opened with a public hearing on Senate Bill 5808, a proposal to require nonprofit health carriers with “excess surplus” to pay 10% of that surplus into the state health care affordability account for Cascade Care Savings. Committee staff said the bill could generate about $330 million one time in 2027, while the Office of Insurance Commissioner would have implementation costs. Supporters argued the bill would redirect consumer premium dollars to help people afford coverage, while opponents from health plans said reserves are needed for solvency, claims, and capital needs and warned the bill would destabilize nonprofit insurers. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 2254, which would let the Partnership Access Line assessment cover administrative costs; HCA and Seattle Children’s supported it as a technical fix that saves general fund dollars, and a child psychiatrist asked that savings be reinvested in behavioral health services. House Bill 2385, which extends deadlines for the Medicaid Access Program because of federal restrictions on new provider taxes, also drew support from provider groups seeking future Medicaid rate increases. The committee then heard Substitute Senate Bill 6286, which would increase fines on private detention facilities that deny Department of Health inspections and dedicate the fines to an account for community repair and assistance to harmed individuals and families. Supporters, including Tacoma’s mayor and family members affected by detention, framed the bill as an accountability measure; fiscal staff estimated Department of Health costs of about $395,000 in the 2025-27 biennium. Senate Bill 6006 would exempt food banks from sales tax on certain services enacted last session, with food bank and tribal representatives saying the savings would go directly to food and operations. Senate Bill 6351 would create exemptions from the new sales tax on live presentations for before- and after-school care, arts and cultural nonprofit classes, and K-12 school purchases; school districts, arts groups, and PTA representatives supported it, while asking for clarifying language and broader nonprofit exemptions. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1717 would let cities and counties create local sales tax remittance programs for affordable housing projects, and housing builders, Habitat affiliates, counties, and city officials supported it as a local tool to lower development costs. In executive session, the committee received briefings on several tax and spending bills and then voted to advance multiple measures. It adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 5949, which narrows a B&O tax exemption related to insurance premiums; a proposed retroactivity-removing amendment failed. It adopted a substitute and passed Senate Bill 6129 on cigarette, tobacco, and nicotine taxes after rejecting several amendments, including proposals to study the tax policy or replace the bill with illicit-market enforcement language. The committee also passed Senate Bill 6228 repealing a preferential B&O rate for prescription drug resellers, Senate Bill 6231 repealing data center sales tax exemptions, and Second Substitute Senate Bill 5965, which retained a bag-fee approach rather than a full ban after adopting an amendment. The committee then returned to public hearing and began testimony on Senate Bill 6353, a major Working Connections Child Care bill that would keep income eligibility at 60% of state median income, lower the provider rate target from the 85th to the 75th percentile, and make other program changes; the briefing was underway when the transcript ended.

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• The House will come to order for a roll call. Members, are you through voting?
• The House will be open in prayer by Representative Boriak.
• The House receives the Conference Committee report for House Bill 784 by Representative Cox.
• The House receives the Conference Committee report for House Bill 784 by Representative Cox.
• House Resolutions lying over.

Bills: HB410 , HR310 , HR314 , HR316 , HR317 , HR321 , HR275 , HR276 , HR279 , HR282 , HR286 , HR289 , HR292 , HR295 , HR302 , HR319 , HR307 , HR273 , SCR59 , SCR61 , SCR62 , SCR68 , SCR69 , SCR70 , SCR54 , SCR55 , SCR64 , SCR75 , HCR32 , HB776 , HB42 , HB119 , HB159 , HB302 , HB1017 , HB1028 , SB217 , SB283 , HB953 , SB208 , HR74 , HB998 , HB901 , HR20 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HCR98 , HB284 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB646 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1191 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , SB97 , SB123 , SB237 , HB36 , HB74 , HB75 , HB258 , HB259 , HB414 , HB459 , HB784 , HB848 , HB956 , HB1095 , HB1220 , HB1252 , SB469 , SB479

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, the pledge, and a national anthem performance, then moved through several personal privileges and recognitions. Members welcomed a student cancer survivor and entrepreneur, Bella of Brave Bella Bead Company, and also recognized a new legislative assistant, a page leaving for college, and a resolution honoring National Mississippi River Day. The chamber also received conference committee reports and enrollment reports, and returned some previously failed measures to the calendar, including H.R. 119 and H.B. 410. The main floor action centered on a series of Senate concurrent resolutions, most of which were adopted overwhelmingly. These included SCR 59 on re-evaluating flood maps and insurance rates tied to the Comite River Diversion Canal, SCR 61 urging higher reimbursement for behavioral health crisis centers, SCR 62 calling for review of school-zone safety and speed limits, SCR 68 creating a blockchain and digital innovation task force, SCR 69 encouraging continued research to reduce sugarcane burning, SCR 70 supporting the Major Richard Star Act for medically retired combat-wounded veterans, SCR 54 supporting the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act, SCR 55 designating the Peggy Martin Rose as the official state rose, SCR 64 creating a construction manager-at-risk task force, SCR 75 studying a Louisiana maneuvers museum and trail, and SCR 80 creating a task force on the minimum foundation program and long-term teacher pay funding. Most passed with little or no opposition, with SCR 84 on earthquake seismic activity in several parishes amended to adjust task force membership before final adoption. The House also heard a personal privilege statement honoring the late Ponder P.C. Clinton Jr., a noted Black farmer, cattleman, and community leader in Shreveport’s Cedar Grove neighborhood, and expressed condolences to his family. Later, members received a hurricane-season reminder from Rep. Jay Galle about disaster response procedures and the need to work through parish emergency offices. The transcript ends as the House moves into additional concurrent resolutions returned from the Senate with amendments.

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• The bills that are up for executive session, starting with House Bill 2416.
• So House Bill 2575 reduces certain reporting obligations.
• House Bill 2322 relates to alternative jet fuel production in Washington state.
• All right, so we will start with House Bill 2416.
• Vice Chair Hall: Madam Chair, I move that proposed substitute House Bill 2537...

Bills: HB2416 , HB2537 , HB2575 , HB2322

Committee: House Environment & Energy

Keywords: waste management, energy, climate action, environmental regulations, fair treatment, renewable energy, sustainability, emissions, climate commitment act, environmental regulation, trade regulation, facility compliance, reporting obligations, energy laws, compliance, business impact, alternative fuel, carbon reduction, aviation, energy production

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• I'm a senior policy advisor for the House Democratic Caucus.
• Members, do we have any questions for our House staff? All right.
• infrastructure and housing rehabilitation and blight abatement.
• housing down there will take care of a few things.
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2106 is an emergency measure that allocated...

Bills: HB2065 , HB2066 , HB2071 , HB2106 , HB2237 , HB2258

Committees: House Rural Economic Development , House House Rural Economic Development Committee of Reference

Keywords: appropriation, housing, Apache Junction, affordable housing, rehabilitation, blight abatement, broadband, fiber optic, technology, connectivity, infrastructure, rural development, workforce hub, health services, transportation tax, county excise tax, regional transportation authority, public transportation authority fund, regional transportation fund, ADOT